Childminder in Ealing

Inspection report for early years provision

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Unique reference number EY391752 Inspection date 30/11/2009 Inspector Arda Halls

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Type of setting Childminder to achieve excellence in the care of children and young people, and in education and skills for learners of all ages. It regulates and inspects childcare and children's social care, and inspects the Children and Family Court Advisory Support Service (Cafcass), schools, colleges, initial teacher training, work-based learning and skills training, adult and community learning, and education and training in prisons and other secure establishments. It rates council children’s services, and inspects services for looked after children, safeguarding and child protection. If you would like a copy of this document in a different format, such as large print or Braille, please telephone 08456 404040, or email enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk . You may copy all or parts of this document for non-commercial educational purposes, as long as you give details of the source and date of publication and do not alter the information in any way.

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Royal Exchange Buildings St Ann's Square Manchester M2 7LA

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T: 08456 404040 Textphone: 0161 618 8524 E: enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk W: www.ofsted.gov.uk This inspection was carried out under sections 49 and 50 of the Childcare Act 2006

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Introduction

This inspection was carried out by Ofsted under Sections 49 and 50 of the Childcare Act 2006 on the quality and standards of the registered early years provision. ‘Early years provision’ refers to provision regulated by Ofsted for children from birth to 31 August following their fifth birthday (the early years age group). The registered person must ensure that this provision complies with the statutory framework for children’s learning, development and welfare, known as the Early Years Foundation Stage.

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Introduction

The provider must provide a copy of this report to all parents with children at the setting where reasonably practicable. The provider must provide a copy of the report to any other person who asks for one, but may charge a fee for this service (The Childcare (Inspection) Regulations 2008 regulations 9 and 10).

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Introduction

The setting also makes provision for children older than the early years age group which is registered on the voluntary and/or compulsory part(s) of the Childcare Register. This report does not include an evaluation of that provision, but a comment about compliance with the requirements of the Childcare Register is included in Annex B.

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Introduction

Please see our website for more information about each childcare provider. We publish inspection reports, conditions of registration and details of complaints we receive where we or the provider take action to meet the requirements of registration. This inspection was carried out under sections 49 and 50 of the Childcare Act 2006

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Description of the childminding

The childminder was registered in 2009. She lives with her three children ages 21, 18 and 11 years. The childminder's eldest child is away during terms at University. They live in a four bedroom house located within the London borough of Ealing. The whole of the ground floor of the premises including a downstairs toilet is used for childminding as well as one bedroom and the bathroom on the first floor for overnight care. There is an enclosed garden for outdoor play. There are no steps to access the premises.

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Description of the childminding

The childminder is registered to care for a maximum of six children under eight years at any one time and has 11 children on roll on a part time basis. She is registered to provide overnight care for one child under eight years. The childminder is registered on the Early Years Register and both the compulsory part and voluntary part the Childcare Register.

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Description of the childminding

The childminder takes and collects children from local schools. The childminder takes children out on a regular basis to the local parks. The childminder has one cat as a family pet.

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The overall effectiveness of the early years provision

Overall the quality of the provision is good.

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The overall effectiveness of the early years provision

The childminder has good relationships with parents and knows children's home lives and families well. This ensures children are happy and safe within the setting where the childminder meets their individual requirements. Children are making good progress in their learning. The childminder implements effective systems of self-evaluation, and is keen to establish these further to ensure all areas of development are fully identified.

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further?

To further improve the early years provision the registered person should:

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further?

 promote the good health of the children by risk assessing the hand washing procedure to prevent the spread of infection  take necessary steps to safeguard and promote the welfare of children by making hazards such as electric wires and toilet brushes inaccessible to children  conduct and review regular risk assessments to identify aspects of the environment that need to be checked when walking children home from school and conducting effective evacuation drills This inspection was carried out under sections 49 and 50 of the Childcare Act 2006

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the early years provision

The childminder has an accurate understanding of child protection procedures and knows where to make referrals. She has good records of risk assessments in place for her home and transporting children in a car. However, the risk assessment for walking home from school has not been revisited since registration. This does not ensure that potential hazards are promptly identified and minimised. The bedroom designated for overnight care has accessible electric wires around the bed which poses a hazard to children. Records for evacuation in an emergency indicate that evacuation is taking too long which means children are not fully protected. The childminder obtains all essential parental consent and permissions. She shares all her policies and procedures with parents at the outset to ensure they are well informed.

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the early years provision

The childminder has designated play rooms for the children and has arranged a wide range of good quality resources at the children's level. This enables children to independently access them. The childminder has effectively completed a system of self-evaluation and has identified some areas for development. She recognises that children need to participate in learning to keep themselves safe and therefore talks to them consistently to improve their understanding of keeping safe. This helps protect children and feeds into the continuous improvement of her setting.

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the early years provision

The childminder has good links with early years support workers and has attended a number of training courses. For example, she has an up-to-date first aid qualification, and has attended a childminding introduction programme course.

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the early years provision

The childminder has good relationships with the parents. Parents are well informed about their children's learning and development every day through daily discussions and they have samples of their children's work to take home on a regular basis. She has established systems to incorporate parents’ comments into children’s records to ensure they are fully involved with their child’s learning.

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and outcomes for children

The childminder demonstrates a good knowledge about children’s interests and provides resources and activities to extend these interests. For instance, she provides children with a good range of activities to help them develop an awareness of their body because they have been talking about healthy eating. The childminder has a good understanding of learning and development. The systems to plan for children's individual needs through observing and assessing children are accurately established. The childminder implements these effective systems to ensure that children’s learning priorities are fully identified for all areas of learning.

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and outcomes for children

Children are developing good communication skills; they are constantly talking with one another and with the childminder. They have good opportunities to draw and write as they are fully engaged in Christmas card making. They are given ample This inspection was carried out under sections 49 and 50 of the Childcare Act 2006 opportunities to write as much as they like in their cards and they are free to choose who is to have their cards. This not only extends their communication, language and literacy skills but develops their sense of achievement and self- worth. This is further extended when they confidently draw on A4 sheets of paper. They demonstrate great imagination and are delighted when their drawings are talked about and admired. Children have a variety of opportunities to develop physically in the childminder's small, but well resourced garden. In addition, they play on the recreational equipment at the local park. Children develop precise

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and outcomes for children

problem solving, numeracy and reasoning skills as they build structures on the toy railway. They are very skilled at tunnels and bridge making and concentrate for extensive amounts of time talking through what they have built. Children’s personal, social and emotional development is developing as they easily volunteer to say ‘please’ and ‘thank you’. They learn to respect their environment as they tidy away when they are asked. Children have good opportunities to develop creatively as they feel the different textures of fruits and combine them to make fresh fruit kebabs.

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and outcomes for children

In addition, they learn to hold the rhythm of a beat as they play with a selection of musical instruments. Children develop an understanding of other cultures through dressing in costumes and talking about the celebration of light. All children are encouraged to access all toys and resources regardless of their gender.

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and outcomes for children

Children are learning about keeping safe, for example, when they walk through the community, they talk about road safety and not to talk to strangers. This equips children with a good understanding of how to manage their own safety. Children are learning to be healthy; they learn about healthy foods, for example, they enjoy nutritious and well balanced meals and snacks. Children have their hands wiped with wet tissues before eating. This does not effectively clean their hands after being at school all day. Children’s behaviour is good. They play well with one another and share toys very well. This inspection was carried out under sections 49 and 50 of the Childcare Act 2006

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Annex A: record of inspection judgements

The key inspection judgements and what they mean

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Annex A: record of inspection judgements

Grade 1 is Outstanding: this aspect of the provision is of exceptionally high quality Grade 2 is Good: this aspect of the provision is strong Grade 3 is Satisfactory: this aspect of the provision is sound Grade 4 is Inadequate: this aspect of the provision is not good enough

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children in the Early Years Foundation Stage?

The capacity of the provision to maintain continuous improvement

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and managed?

The effectiveness of leadership and management in embedding ambition and driving improvement The effectiveness with which the setting deploys resources 2 The effectiveness with which the setting promotes equality and diversity The effectiveness of safeguarding 2 The effectiveness of the setting’s self-evaluation, including the steps taken to promote improvement The effectiveness of partnerships 2 The effectiveness of the setting’s engagement with parents and carers

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Stage

The quality of the provision in the Early Years Foundation Stage 2

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Stage

The extent to which children achieve and enjoy their learning 2 The extent to which children feel safe 2 The extent to which children adopt healthy lifestyles 2 The extent to which children make a positive contribution 2 The extent to which children develop skills for the future 2

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Stage

procedures set out in the guidance available from Ofsted’s website: www.ofsted.gov.uk This inspection was carried out under sections 49 and 50 of the Childcare Act 2006

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Annex B: the Childcare Register

The provider confirms that the requirements of the compulsory part of the Childcare Register are: Met

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Annex B: the Childcare Register

The provider confirms that the requirements of the voluntary part of the Childcare Register are: Met

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